Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1,747, John Gage, Mass.

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Gage, John Mary
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N. 1747 B.L. Mt. 6260-160.55
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527 C. 5 New Hampshire.
Mary Gage, widow of John Gage
Pipuhut
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a pn S er g t & Private Mass s ine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 94
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Mar. 1850 and sent to
M rs . Amos Tuck House of Rep s
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2/1848, Page 31 Vol. 1
July
BOOK D Book A

47407 } Act Mar 3/55 Rec Apr 9/55
Mary Gage wife of John Gage (painter & Sergt)
17/55
(Pensioned) Sergt - Gerrish's Regt Mass Troops War Revolution
r. to? July 48 - no 527 Mr. his Boston Adm 160 acs Sold 11th/55 Dodge
L.D. Stevens Concord MH
47407 P

601
Concord.
Mary Gage Eastman wid of John N.H.
ad 29 July 1848
Married 1794 Instana dec 1812
Adm 14 mo 14 14 days 14 2 mo 21 days Private Account
Sergh — 13.50 Im. 40.44 $ 53.94 pr Im 4 (March 1848)
Hen Amos Tucker House of Reps

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss
On this seventeenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me Matthew Harvey District Judge of the United States for the District of New Hampshire Mary Gage a resident of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged eighty years who being sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the twenty ninth day of July Anno Domini 1848 That she is the widow of John Gage formerly of Rowley in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts late of Hopkinton who was a private and sergeant in the war of the rebellion aforesaid deceased. It is her belief that he served in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Dighton eight months in 1775 and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. In 1777 she believes he enlisted in Captain John Dodge's company to serve three months. She believes that in 1778 he enlisted in Captain Jonathan Eames' company and had Ward's Regiment to serve six months as a private. In 1780 he enlisted in Captain Dighton's company to serve three months at West Point. She further swears that she was married to the said John Gage on the eighteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. Her husband the aforesaid John Gage died at Hopkinton New Hampshire in the year

eighteen hundred and twelve That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January 1800 Viz at the time above stated she further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension
Witnesses { Sewall Gage Matthew Harvey
her Mary X Gage Mark
sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before
Matthew Harvey { District Judge of the United States for the District of New Hampshire
I hereby certify that by reason of age and bodily infirmity the said John Mary Gage is not able to attend in Court and for that reason her declaration is taken at her place of residence and the words "who was a private and a sergeant in the war of the revolution" were inserted before the signing of this declaration
Matthew Harvey Dist. Judge
State of New-Hampshire ss
Office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire
I certify that the Hon. Matthew Harvey is Judge of the District Court of the United States for this District, and that the above is his signature. In wit-

men whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the seventeenth day of March A.D. 1849.
Allent P. Hatch
Clerk of said Court.

47.447 Mary Gage

State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss. On this fourth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty five personally appeared be- fore me a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County of said John Page a resident of Hopkinton in said County who being duly sworn, according to law- declares that he is Guardian of Mary Page aged eighty four years or thereabouts a resident of said Hopkinton: that she is the widow of John Page who was a Private and Sergeant in the war of the Revolution and is now dead: that the said Mary Page is now in receipt of Pension from the United States at the rate of Fifty Three Dollars and Ninety four cents per annum under the Act of July 29 1848 and that her name is now on the Roll of the General N.H. Pension Agency: that a Pension Certificate was issued bearing date the 21 st day of March 1850 and numbered 527 and recorded in the Pension Office Vol 1 Page 31: that he refers to the evidence filed in the Pension Office in support of the claim

of the said Mary under the said Act of July 29 1848 for proof of the service of the said John Page and of the marriage of the said Mary and of the death of her said husband.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining for his said Wife the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act aforesaid March 3. 1855.
John Page Guardian
We Matthew Harvey and Sewall Gage residents of Concord & Hopkinton in the State of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said John Page in our presence and that we believe from his appearance & statements that the said Gage is the identical person he represents himself to be
Matthew Harvey Sewall Gage
The foregoing declaration & affidavit were

Signed and sworn to before me on the day and year first before written and I certify that I know the affiant to be a credible person: that the claimant is the person she is represented to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
L. D. Stevens.
Justice of the Peace.

Mrs Gag's Marriage.

I John Proctor depose and say, that I am Clerk of the town of Rowley in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and have in my possession the books of record belonging to said town, that on a book containing the record of Marriages is the following - to wit - "John Gage and Polly Sawyer, both of Rowley eighteenth day of February, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety four" - The foregoing is a true copy from the record, with the exception of the date, which stands on the book in fair letters, & figures, as follows - to wit -
February 18, 1794.
John Proctor } Town Clerk.
State of Massachusetts, Essex County s.s. December 28 th 1848.
Personally appeared John Proctor who, I certify is Clerk of the town of Rowley and made oath in due form of law, that the foregoing Certificate and extract is true.
Before me, Edward Dodd } Justice of the Peace.

Rowley Dec. 28 th 1848,
Dear Sir,
On the first page of this sheet you will find a true Copy of our record, I think in the precise form which you desired, You will observe the marriage took place in Feb. instead of March as you supposed,
Should any more facts respecting this marriage, from our record, be needed, I will with pleasure transmit them,
Respectfully Yours John Proctor,
Isaac M. Kelly Esq.,

Ho. Reps. Washington Mar. 4, 1850 -
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions: Dear Sir,
Mr. Israel W. Kelley of Concord, N. H. wrote to you in January last, sending papers in regard to a Pension claimed by one Ruth Burnham, and papers in regard to a pension claimed by one Marcy Gage. Please to inform of the state of these applications - Yours respectfully
Amos Tuck

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell , Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Matthew Harvey _____ is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack _____ duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the seventeenth _____ day of June _____ 1846 and will expire on the seventeenth day of June _____ 1851, and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 24th _____ day of Decr. 1849.
Thomas P. Treadwell , Secretary of State.

Isaac Smith's App't in near Gage's inn.

I, Isaac Smith of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack & State of New-Hampshire aged eighty two years and here depose that I was born in the Town of Rowley in the County of Essex State of Massachusetts and resided there until I was about twenty years of age & have always been well acquainted there to the present time - I was well acquainted with John Gage of said Rowley in the time of the Revolutionary War & know that there was but one John Gage belonging to said Rowley at that time, he married Polly Sawyer, removed to Hopkinton New-Hampshire and died there many years ago & left her his widow, she now remains his widow and resides within a mile of me in said Hopkinton.
It was common report and I have heard it doubted that the said John Gage was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and I remember that it was said he served under Capt. Thomas Atkinson.
Isaac Smith
State of New-Hampshire Merrimack County ss. September 3 rd 1849
Personally appeared Isaac Smith above named (who is a credible witness) and made affirmation  oath in due form of law, that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true.
Before me, Matthew Harvey
Justice Peace

I, Isaac Smith of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack & State of New-Hampshire aged eighty two years and here depose that I was born in the Town of Rowley in the County of Essex State of Massachusetts and resided there until I was about twenty years of age & have always been well acquainted there to the present time - I was well acquainted with John Gage of said Rowley in the time of the Revolutionary War & know that there was but one John Gage belonging to said Rowley at that time, he married Polly Sawyer, removed to Hopkinton New-Hampshire and died there many years ago & left her his widow, she now remains his widow and resides within one mile of me in said Hopkinton -
It was common report and I never heard it doubted that the said John Gage was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and I remember that it was said he served under Capt Thomas Atkinson
Isaac Smith
State of New-Hampshire Merrimack County ss. September 3 rd 1849
Personally appeared Isaac Smith above named (who is a credible witness) and made affirmation  oath in due form of law, that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true.
Before me Matthew Haney
Justice Peace

Concord N. H. January 16 th 1850
Sir.
Herewith you will receive the papers in the application of Mary, widow of John Gage, deceased, for a pension on account of his services in the Revolutionary War.
Her application to the Legislature of Massachusetts with his certificate of service, her declaration, record certificate of marriage, affidavits of Isaac Smith, Elizabeth Clark, Sophia L. Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, to the identity &c. &c -
Very respectfully. Your Obedt Servt -
Israel W. Nelly
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord,
April 4, 1855.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Lyman D. Stevens was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Merrimack in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
John L. Hadley
Secretary of State.

State of New-Hampshire.
MERRIMACK, SS.--Probate Office,
I William P Foster Register of the Court of Probate for said County, hereby certify that, at a Court of Probate duly holden at Concord, in said County, on the fourth fourth day of November Anno Domini, 18 54  John Page of Hopkinton in said County, was duly appointed and commissioned
Guardian of Mary Gage of Hopkinton who has been decreed to be an Insane Person and who is still living
that the said John Page accepted said trust and gave bonds for the faithful performance thereof, as required by the laws of this State; and that said appointment has never been revoked but remains in full force, as by the records of said Court appears.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Concord in said County, this 4th day of April A. D. 18 55
Wm P Foster Register.

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No. 47407
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 9, 1855
John Gage Rev. War
Warrant No. 6260-160-58
L. D. Stevens Concord N.H.

Frey
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1747 Mary Gage Widow John Gage Pris. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 262
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, December 10 th 1849
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Edward Dodd and Charles S. Denny were Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. L. Chaplin Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Elizabeth Black's mother's aff ts - for Mrs Gage - and copy of marriage record.

I Elizabeth Cook of Haverly in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts aged eighty two years past May before and say that I was born in said Haverly and allways resided in said Town and lived next door neighbors to John Gage who married Polly daughter of said Haverly and married to Hester his then wife where he lived many years ago and left the said Polly his widow, I always knew well acquainted with the Gage family and know that he was the only son of that residing in said Haverly during the time of the dissolution of the name of John Gage.
I know that he was out in the war of the Revolution a number of times, but how long I do not remember.
The words the above are entered before signed and sworn to.
Witness Edward Smith
Elizabeth X Cook mark
State of Massachusetts
Essex County ss. December 11 th 1849. Personally appeared Elizabeth Cook (who is a credible witness) and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true.
Before me
Edward Wood Jus. Peace

I, Apphia L. Nelson of Georgetown (formerly Rowley) in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts in the seventy-fourth year of my age, depose and say that I was born, and have always lived in Rowley and what is now Georgetown. My name was Apphia Lambert before I was married, and I was second cousin to John Gage late of Hopkinton N. H. deceased, who married Polly Sawyer of the same Rowley, who now resides in said Hopkinton and remains his widow.
I have always been acquainted with all the Gage families and their history from my earliest recollection to the present time, and have never known or heard, nor do I believe that any other man by the name of John Gage lived in Rowley or what is now Georgetown in the time of the Revolutionary War, but the one who married Polly Sawyer, and moved to Hopkinton N. H. and died there; nor has there since any man of that name lived in said Rowley, or Georgetown, except a son of his, of that name who cannot be now much over fifty years old.
Apphia L. Nelson

State of Massachusetts County of Essex ss
November 1 st 1849
Personally appeared Apphia L. Nelson and made oath in due form of law, that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true.
I certify that Apphia L. Nelson is personally known to me, and she is a credible witness.
Chas. S. Tenney Justices Peace Chas. S. Tenney

I Elizabeth Nelson of Georgetown (formerly a part of Rowley) in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, in the seventy-second year of my age, depose and say, that I was born, and have always lived in Rowley and what is now Georgetown. My name was Elizabeth Gage before I was married, and I was second cousin to John Gage late of Hopkinton N. H. deceased, who married Polly Sawyer of the same Rowley, who now resides in said Hopkinton and remains his widow.
I have always been acquainted with all the Gage families and their history from my earliest recollections to the present time and have never known or heard, nor do I believe that any other man by the name of John Gage lived in Rowley, or what is now Georgetown in the time of the Revolutionary War, but the one who married Polly Sawyer, moved to Hopkinton N. H. and died there; nor has there since, any man of that name lived in said Rowley or Georgetown except a son of his, of that name who cannot be now much over fifty years old.
It has always been reported and believed that John Gage was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Elizabeth Nelson

State of Massachusetts County of Essex ss. Nov. 2 d 1849
Personally appeared Elizabeth Nelson and made oath in due form of law, that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true.
I certify that the said Elizabeth Nelson is personally known to me, and that she is a credible witness.
Chas. S. Hemen Justice of Peace

thing further material to the search required.
I have empowered Small W. Kelly of Concord N.H. to act in the premises as my attorney. Witness my hand, this 25 th day of December A.D. 1848
his Mary X Gage mark
Signed in my presence Mary Gage
Secretary's Office, Boston:
January 3 rd 1849.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Gage is borne upon a Master Roll of Capt Thomas Mighill's Company as a private of Rowley from April 19 1775. 3 days.
5
Upon a Master Roll of Capt Thos Mighill's in Col Samuel Gannish's Regt, as a private of Rowley from April 24 to August 1 1775. 3 months and 13 days.
3. 15
Als. upon a Return of said Company in said Regt as a private of Rowley, no service named. said Return is dated, Small's Point September 26 1775. No Coat Roll of said Company in this Office.
5 00
Upon a Master Roll of Capt Oliver Gilcomb's Company in Col Jacob Gannish's Regt of Guards at Winter Hill, Charlestown as a Sergeant from November 11 1777 to February 2 1778. 2 months and 21 days.
2. 21
11. 11
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Thos Mighill's

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
January 3 d 18 49.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Gage is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Thomas Mighill's Company, as a private of Rowley, from April 19 1775. 3 days.
5
Upon a Muster Roll of Capt Tho s Mighill's in Col Samuel Gerrish's Regt, as a private of Rowley from April 24 to August 1 1775. 3 months and 13 days.
3 15
Also upon a Return of said Company in said Regt as a private of Rowley, no service named. said Return is dated, Sewall's Point, September 26 1775. No Coat Roll of said Company in this Office.
5 00
Upon a Muster Roll of Capt Oliver Gilcomb's Company in Col Jacob Gerrish's Regt of Guards at Winter Hill, Charlestown, as a Sergeant from November 11 1777 to February 2 1778. 2 months and 22 days.
2 21
11 11
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Tho s Mighill's

State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack. Town of Hopkinton.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office, of the service of my late husband in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution. His name was John Gage, he belonged to Rowley in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts -
He enlisted in 1775, in Capt. Thomas Highhill's company, Col. Baldwin's Regt. served eight months, was in Bunkerhill battle -
In 1777, he enlisted in Capt. John Dodge's company, John Tenny Lieut. and served three months -
In 1778, he enlisted in Capt. Jonathan Lewis's company, Col. Wades Regt. and served six months.
In 1780, he enlisted in Capt. Highhill's company for three months and served in Col. Wades Regt. at West Point -
We were married in March 1794, he died at Hopkinton N. H. in the year 1812, and left me his widow, and I am still his widow -
I am now eighty years old and cannot state particularly any other service, though it is my belief that he was out at other times & under other officers, but I cannot at present state any.
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thing further material to the search required -
I have empowered Israel W. Kelly of Concord N. H. to act in the premises as my attorney.
Witness my hand, this 25 th day of December A.D. 1848
Mary X. Gage Mark
Signed in my presence Mary Gage
Emil Wadsworth July 8th 1848 Allowed for trial. Upon the written the following rolls are from the from Ipswich John Dodge manded a Compa. Gerrish & Kept.
Joseph Stanwood
Justice of the Peace
3591
fore search made for evidence annexed was filed in the same now appears; that clerks alone; and that so set forth, contain all the fa ledge, pertaining to the case

11.11 Company in Col Nathaniel Wade Regt as a private from July 8 to Oct 1880 with 12 days allowed for travel. 3 14 3 months and 12 days. — Upon the margin of this roll is written the following as. All the men in this roll are from Newbury and Nowley, excepting one from Ipswich." 14.25 Not upon roll of Capt John Dodge Said Capt Dodge commanded a Company at Winter Hill in Col Garrison's Regt.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
J. M. Galsworthy
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Mary Gage's application + certificate of suit for divorce